Strikes on schools, auto repair shops, and homes: Russians launch massive attacks on Kharkiv and 10 settlements in the region

On November 8, Kharkiv and at least 10 other settlements in the region were subjected to a series of strikes by Russian drones. During the morning alone, four impacts were recorded in the city’s Shevchenkivskyi and Kyivskyi districts. The Russians continue to shell the region daily; between November 7 and 8, residential buildings, infrastructure facilities, and vehicles came under fire. Five people were affected by the attacks, including several who sustained injuries.

At 3:17 a.m., a “Molniya” (Lightning) type UAV struck the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kharkiv. A vehicle caught fire at the scene.

Later in the morning, reports emerged of another strike—this time, a Russian drone hit the roof of a high-rise building in the Kyivskyi district; no casualties were reported at that time. However, it was later revealed that a second combat drone had struck the same district. Preliminary information indicates that one person was injured.

Over the course of November 7–8, Russian strikes hit Kharkiv and 10 settlements across the region. Five people were affected: in Kharkiv, a 59-year-old woman and a 34-year-old man sustained injuries, while an 80-year-old woman suffered an acute stress reaction. Additionally, a 16-year-old girl was affected in Lozova, and a 44-year-old woman was affected in Zlatopil. Russian forces employed various types of weaponry against the Kharkiv region: 7 missiles, 1 “Molniya” (Lightning) type UAV, 12 FPV drones, and 55 other UAVs.

Dozens of civilian infrastructure facilities sustained damage. In Kharkiv, three apartment buildings, an administrative building, four vehicle service station buildings, 52 cars, and several trolleybuses were damaged. In the Kupiansk district, power lines were damaged in the village of Vasylenkove, while in the settlement of Shevchenkove, an administrative building, 16 private houses, a shop, five buses, and warehouse facilities were damaged. In the Izium district, two private houses and two outbuildings were damaged in Barvinkove; in the Kharkiv district, vehicles were damaged in Tsyrkuny, Bezruky, and Derhachi, along with a civilian enterprise. In the Lozova district, an educational institution in Lozova, eight private houses, and power lines in Zlatopil were damaged; in the Chuhuiv district, a vehicle was damaged in Zarichne.